I had to inform them that it was not a new smartphone release causing this kind of frenzy, but an internationally renowned French pâtisserie ... ones to purchase some macarons and other delights ...

Some desserts are iconic, and the beautiful French treat known as the Ispahan is one of them.

Macaron and sweets-lovers in the city have been waiting for this day ever since the French pâtisserie revealed it would be opening its first Canadian location in Vancouver last October.